Competition winner off to Scotland

Amber Tatum was the lucky winner of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Scotland, courtesy of British Airways, Jacques Scott and The Journal.

The prize includes flights to Scotland on British Airways, a round of golf, and a tour of the Chivas Regal distillery.

Ms Tatum, a chief analyst in the investment and securities division with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, said that she is very excited about winning, especially as she does play a bit of golf, having “messed around on a few courses in Florida”, by her own admission.

“When they called me, I almost fell off my chair. I’m just happy – I’ve never won anything, so this is great,” said Ms Tatum.

When she saw the competition and realised she could answer the competition questions, she just had to enter.

On recalling how she knew the different Chivas Regal products, Ms Tatum described it as a little bit of useless information she remembered.

“It is only useless information until it wins you a trip to Scotland,” she laughed.

She used to work at Corner Pocket, and recalled being sent out once to buy a bottle of Chivas Regal during an especially important game of darts.

“When they were playing darts and ran out, I had to go to the store to get some. I was wondering, ‘12, 18, 25, which one do I get?’ and it just kind of stuck in my head,” recalled Ms Tatum.

Ms Tatum said she will probably wait for summer before making use of her prize, as she was not keen on playing a round of golf in typical Scottish weather.